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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

carve up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To cut into pieces.
  2. (qualifier:land, usually) To divide or dismember, separate into parts
    • The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
carved up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
carved up Tense=Past lexicographic
carves up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
carving up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (4)

de in Stücke aufteilen (land, etc.: to divide or dismember) · de zerlegen (land, etc.: to divide or dismember) · de zerschneiden (to cut into pieces) · de zerstückeln (land, etc.: to divide or dismember)